A candle lights up a sari-sari store in Barangay Punta Bilar, Surigao City Sunday night (22 Nov 2015) as the city and 18 towns of Surigao del Norte suffered prolonged power outage lasting as much as 17 hours on Sunday
Last Saturday, I did not mind waking up early and hauled my extended family for a homecoming in Gingoog City. Gingoognons living elsewhere are familiar with the question ‘where is that?[] ’ when filling up forms. The question is a no
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/24 November) — A prolonged blackout in the city on Sunday and Monday drew flak from residents who blamed it on the local power distribution firm. Sunday’s scheduled blackout affected 18 towns in Surigao del Norte and Surigao
QUEZON CITY (MindaNews/24 November) – The prestigious Titus Brandsma Awards is honoring five individuals this year, two of them Mindanawons: broadcast journalist Abner Francisco for Leadership in Community Communication and singer-songwriter Gary Granada for Leadership in Culture and Communication. Francisco
Described as a “complete enumeration” of the entire Philippine population, the 2015 Census has ignored crucial data on a significant sector: persons with disabilities (PWD). The exclusion of questions on disability in the August census does not only leave out
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/24 November) – The City Council approved on third and final reading on Tuesday the proposed P6.315 billion budget for 2016, up by 8.7 percent from the budget approved for 2015 at P5.813 billion. Of the total proposed budget, 58
